COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.74.51.1542
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MMA_.74.51.1542
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
This standing nude female figurine with arms bent and hands resting against the stomach is typical of coroplastic art of the Late Cypriot II and III periods. Characteristically, it has a birdlike face, large nose, and large pierced ears with earrings in clay. The pubic triangle is accentuated and the breasts are clearly shown, perhaps indicating that it is a fertility goddess. In this particular instance, the goddess is holding an infant. This type of figurine may be Syrian in origin; Cypriot sculptors, during this period, adopted the type and created their own variation .
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This standing nude female figurine with arms bent and hands resting against the stomach is typical of coroplastic art of the Late Cypriot II and III periods. Characteristically, it has a birdlike face, large nose, and large pierced ears with earrings in clay. The pubic triangle is accentuated and the breasts are clearly shown, perhaps indicating that it is a fertility goddess. In this particular instance, the goddess is holding an infant. This type of figurine may be Syrian in origin; Cypriot sculptors, during this period, adopted the type and created their own variation .
Description
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Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Cypriot
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European; Southern European; Cypriot
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Cypriot
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Cypriot
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Nude female with birdlike face holding an infant
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Nude female with birdlike face holding an infant
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
ca. 1450?1200 B.C.
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ca. 1450?1200 B.C.
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
-2
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-2
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
2
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2
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Terracotta
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Terracotta
Materials and Techniques
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Style or Period:
Base-Ring Ware
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Base-Ring Ware
Style or Period
false
Style or Period:
Late Cypriot II
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Late Cypriot II
Style or Period
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Creation Place:
Said to be from Nicosia?Ayia Paraskevi
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Said to be from Nicosia?Ayia Paraskevi
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
H. 8 1/8 in. (20.8 cm)
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H. 8 1/8 in. (20.8 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
74.51.1542
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74.51.1542
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874-76
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The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874-76
Credit Line
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
Copyright
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_74.51.1542.tif
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MMA_.h1_74.51.1542.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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